"The Mushroom Cure" at The Marsh

Adam Strauss' BEFORE I FORGET to Premiere at The Marsh San Francisco

September 25, 2025 The Marsh San Francisco will present a World Premiere from Adam Strauss, Before I Forget, a ferociously funny true tale about the impossibility of getting life right, told by a man trying to outrun his genes, his past, and his Google search history.

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Adam Strauss to Workshop BEFORE I FORGET at The Marsh Berkeley

May 20, 2025 The Marsh Berkeley will present a new workshop production from Adam Strauss, Before I Forget in June. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to the run here!

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Adam Strauss Brings THE MUSHROOM CURE Back to The Marsh

May 01, 2024 Comedian and solo performer Adam Strauss continues at The Marsh San Francisco with a revised and extended run of his newest show Something Is Wrong with Adam Strauss. Also, while in the Bay Area, he will perform his renowned show, The Mushroom Cure,inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Adam Strauss Returns to The Marsh With SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ADAM STRAUSS

February 22, 2024  Comedian and solo performer Adam Strauss will return to The Marsh San Francisco with his newest show Something Is Wrong with Adam Strauss, a sequel to his hit solo show The Mushroom Cure. 

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The Marsh San Francisco to Present Two Works by Adam Strauss Through Mid June

April 26, 2023 Adam Strauss’s hit solo show, The Mushroom Cure, will return to The Marsh San Francisco for a limited run, performing select Saturday nights (April 29 – June 17).

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ADAM STRAUSS IS NOT UNHAPPY to Return to The Marsh San Francisco for Limited Run in March

February 28, 2023 Adam Strauss’s spontaneous comedic show Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy will return to The Marsh San Francisco for a limited run.

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ADAM STRAUSS IS NOT UNHAPPY Comes to the Marsh This Month

December 09, 2022 ​​​​​​​Adam Strauss's spontaneous comedic show Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy comes to The Marsh San Francisco for a special one-night-only performance on December 16. The actor/playwright describes Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy as a mostly unscripted, entirely unguarded exploration of heartbreak, addiction, obsession, loneliness, and other hilarious things. 

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The Marsh Berkeley Extends Two Works By Adam Strauss Through July 15

May 24, 2022 Due to popular demand, The Marsh Berkeley has extended Adam Strauss' hit solo show, The Mushroom Cure, performing Friday nights (June 17–July 15). It will run in repertory with his spontaneous comedic solo show, Adam Strauss is Not Unhappy, which has also been extended, with performances on Saturday nights (June 11–July 9).

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BWW Interview: Adam Strauss of THE MUSHROOM CURE & ADAM STRAUSS IS NOT UNHAPPY at The Marsh Berkeley Embraces Radical Uncertainty

April 29, 2022 BroadwayWorld talks to actor/playwright/comedian Adam Strauss about his two seriously funny solo shows, 'The Mushroom Cure' and 'Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy' running at The Marsh Berkeley through May 27th.

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Experts On Psychedelics Join MUSHROOM CURE Talkbacks at The Marsh Berkeley

April 22, 2022 Luminaries such as Robert Jesse, founding member of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics; author Dacher Keltner; Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate, and other unique leaders in the fields of health and psychedelics will join actor Adam Strauss following performances of The Mushroom Cure at The Marsh Berkeley for free talkbacks May 6–27.

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Adam Strauss Brings THE MUSHROOM CURE to The Marsh Berkeley

March 26, 2022 Adam Strauss’s hit solo show, The Mushroom Cure, will return to The Marsh Berkeley for a limited run, performing Friday nights (April 8 – May 27). It will run in repertory with his spontaneous comedic show, Adam Strauss is Not Unhappy, performing Saturdays (April 9 – May 21). The Mushroom Cure was inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which launched Strauss on a program of vigilante psychopharmacology.

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The Marsh Unveils New Daily Programming On Marshstream

August 31, 2020 The Marsh continues to offer a wide variety of new programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its popular broadcast platform.

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The Marsh Has Cancelled All Performance, Classes, and Workshops Until April 1

March 14, 2020 The Marsh has announced that it has cancelled all performances until April 1, 2020, to help mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

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THE MUSHROOM CURE Returns To The Marsh SF and Berkeley

February 19, 2020 Adam Strauss' 2017 hit, The Mushroom Cure, will return to The Marsh San Francisco for a limited run before transferring to The Marsh Berkeley. Inspired by a scientific study that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Strauss embarked on a program of vigilante psychopharmacology. The true tale of Strauss' hilarious, harrowing, and heartrending attempts to treat his debilitating OCD with psychedelics was an Off-Broadway hit, where it was named Critics' Pick by Time Out New York and hailed by The New York Times as 'mining a great deal of laughter from disabling pain' before moving to San Francisco for an extended run. It then moved to Chicago, where the Chicago Tribune praised it as 'arrestingly honest and howlingly funny,' awarding it a 3.5 (out of 4) stars. The Mushroom Cure will be presented March 21 - April 11 with performances at 8:30pm Saturdays at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. For the second half of the show's Bay Area run, The Mushroom Cure will be presented April 18 - May 16 with performances at 8:30pm Saturdays at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For information or to order tickets ($20-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call The Marsh box office at 415-282-3055 (open Monday through Friday, 1pm-4pm).

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